Plasma Carotenoid Concentrations before and after Supplementation with Astaxanthin in Middle-Aged and Senior Subjects

Taiki MIYAZAWA; Kiyotaka NAKAGAWA; Fumiko KIMURA; Akira SATOH; Teruo MIYAZAWA

doi:10.1271/bbb.110368

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Plasma Carotenoid Concentrations before and after Supplementation with Astaxanthin in Middle-Aged and Senior Subjects

Taiki MIYAZAWA, Kiyotaka NAKAGAWA, Fumiko KIMURA, Akira SATOH, Teruo MIYAZAWA

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Keywords: carotenoid, astaxanthin, β-carotene, lutein, lycopene

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Article ID: 110368

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.110368

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 75 (2011) , No. 9 p.1856

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Abstract

A randomized, double-blind human trial was conducted to assess the effect on the plasma carotenoid concentration of 4- or 12-week astaxanthin supplementation (1 or 3 mg/d) of 20 Japanese middle-aged and senior subjects. The plasma carotenoid concentration was significantly higher after the astaxanthin supplementation than that before in both the 1 mg/d (10 subjects) and 3 mg/d (10 subjects) groups.

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